Alison Cohen started a small company in December 2007 called Bloo Bike to create and manage bike shares in the Boston area for private entities. When it became apparent in August 2008 that the City of Boston was going to do a large-scale bike share, she changed the trajectory of the company and teamed up with Bixi and Alta Planning + Design to propose to manage the Boston bike share. The team was awarded the contract on August 12, 2009. As companies focused on bicycles, we intend to manage this bike share locally, efficiently, responsively, with the goal of making the community healthier, greener and cleaner.

This blog is meant to document the implementation of the bike share, distribute information on meetings and plans, and be a forum for input on the Boston bike share.